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Investment grade European companies watched their credit spreads swing out by around 30bp on Monday as global asset prices plunged. Bankers warned that borrowers rated BBB- that have not prepared their capital structures for such a rapid decline in market conditions are going to have a tough time funding themselves. -
UniCredit has appointed a new global head of debt syndicate, as the present one is leaving the bank.
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The Bank of England may soon tweak its macroprudential policies and introduce a new funding scheme for banks to mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic on companies. The measures would help lenders at a time when they could face pressure from lower rates and rising impairments.
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With the Schuldschein having grown into one of Europe’s foremost private debt markets, Asian and European banks have swarmed to it on the hunt for implied investment grade companies to lend to. But at the corners of the market, new characters are edging into the picture. According to several market sources, hedge funds and US investment banks have started to work their way into a still rare element of the centuries-old German market — distressed debt. Silas Brown investigates.
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Some European high grade borrowers are postponing their loan plans, as the Covid-19 coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on financial markets.
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British American Tobacco is considering switching its existing revolving credit facility from Libor to Sonia, following Royal Dutch Shell’s trail-blazing Sofr-linked syndicated loan last year. The move would demonstrate a more galvanised move away from Libor in the loan market.
